Bottle.



PATENTED JUNE-4, 1907. T. TAYLOR. BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

' Application filed May 9, 1906. Serial No. 315,990.

To all whmn iv may concern.-

Be it known that 1, Torr TAYLOR, a subject of His Majesty the King ofthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident ofCambria Road, Devonport, near the city of Auckland, intheProvincialDistric-t of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, enginedriver,'have invented an Improved Bottle, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is intended to provide a bottle neck so made that on itsbeing opened it will be shattered whereby it will be rendered uselessfor refilling with the same kind of wine orspirits or other liquid whichit contained before it was opened. This shattering is caused by a screwstopper threaded to reciprocally screw into or around the threaded neckof the bottle with a pawl fitted into the stopper in such a manner thatthe stopper cannot be unscrewed or screwed off without breaking andshattering the neck.

The accompanying drawing shows five figures of which Figure 1 is asectional elevation of a bottle showing the neck of the bottle inwardlyscrew threaded to reciprocally receive the outwardly threaded stopperwith pawl fitted in stopper and. flange or shoulder to hold small piecesof cork thereon below stop er. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the neck ofottle, showing recess in stopper in which pawl rests and slots in neckof bottle in which pawl catches preventing the stopper from beingunscrewed. Fig. 3 is a view of neck of bottle as it might be broken intotwo pieces by the pawl engaging in the slots in neck of bottle'after anattempt has been made to withdraw the stopper. Fig. 4 is a view of partof neck of bottle with gauze cover for preventing pieces of broken glassflying. Fig. 5is an elevation of stopper showing recess to receive pawl.

The bottle A has its neck B so shaped that the top end of the neck B isinternally screw threaded rising from an internal flange or shoulder Cformed within neck and terminating at the upper end of the o ening. Thestopper D is outwardly screw t eaded. with its upper end E convenientlyshaped to give the necessary hold or leverage that will cause theswinging awl F to do its work and shatter the neck on sufficient forcebeing imparted to the unscrewing action of the stop per D by the pawl Fslippin into one of the slots R formed in the neck of the bottle.

-The pawl F is fitted. into a recess H in the lower end of the stopper Das shown in Figs.

1, 2, and 5, and is arranged so that when the stopper is being screwedinto the bottle neck, preferably to the right as usual the part F willmove with the-stopper D without stoppage, but immediately the stopper Dis turned in the reverse direction that is preferably as usual to theleft, the point of the pawl F will by the reverse motion swing out tobeyond the periphery of the thread of thestopper D and at once move intoone of the recesses R formed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in the neck B ofthe bottle and then engage the thread of the neck B with the result thaton the'necessary pressure being given and force used in turning thestopper D in a direction reverse from that required to insert stopper,the neck B will be broken oii somewhat as shown in Fig. 3 or shatterinto smaller pieces. The cork G may be fitted to bottom of stopper D orplaced or fitted into the flange or shoulder C beneath the bottom end ofthe stopper D so that on the neck B being broken off or shattered noneof the debris of the neck can enter the bottle and after the stump ofthe neck is cleaned or cleared of any small. particles there may be lefton it, the cork G may be removed when the spirits or other fluid can bepoured from the bottle. The cork G is attached to the bottom of stopperD. The neck of the bottle B being thus shattered and destroyed it willnot be possible to restore it to its original appearance, and to rendersuch restoration more dillicult the flange or shoulder C is sloped onits under surface upwardly so that the inner circumference of the flangeC is made to have a sharp edge which will effectually prevent any corkor such like being forced. into the stump of the neck of the bottle asit will be stripped by the edge and rendered useless. A cap or cover ofgauze or other similar suitable material as shown in Fig. 4 may be used,fitted to the outside of the neck 13 to prevent the pieces of the neck Bfrom scattering. The pieces can be removed after the gauze is taken fromthe bottle.

What I claim is 1. In a bottle of the class described having its neckinternally screw threaded and provided with slots formed therein, aflange at the terminal of the slots, an exteriorly screw threaded plugfor engagement with. the screw threads of the neck, and a pivotal pawlcar- ITO ried by the plug for engagement with. the slots to fracture theneck of the bottle.

2. In a bottle of the class described having a neck portion, said neckhaving internal screw threads, and further provided with op positelydisposed slots arranged in parallelism, a hand operable plug havingscrew threads for engagement with the threads of the neck, said plughaving a recess, and movable means mounted within the recess forengagement with the slots whenthe plug'is being unscrewed from the neckto fracture the latter.

3. In a bottle having a neck portion provided with. internal screwthreads, an annular flange arranged below said screw threads, a corksupported by said flange, said neck further provided with slots, a plughaving screw threads for engagement with the threads-of the'neckof thebottle, and means cooperative with the plug for engagement with theslots to fracture the bottle neck upon the 'unscrewi'ngofsaid plug.

I the bottle, said neck havingoff-set portions 4. A bottle of the classdescribed, comprising a neck portion *having internal screw threads, ascrew threaded plug for engagement with the screw threads in the "neckof forming slots at its interiorsurface thereof,

and means movably mounted in the plug for engagement with the said slotsto fracture the neck of the bottle upon the unscrewing of the plu 5.Abottle of the class described, comprising a neck portion havinginternal screw gagement with the said slots to fracture the nec'k of thebottle upon the'unsc-rewing of the plug, an annular flange within theneck below the screw threads thereof, and a cork mounted on the flangebelow the plug.

6. Abo'ttle of the class described, comprising a neck portion havinginternal screw threads, a screw threaded plug for engagement with thescrew threads in the neck of the bottle, said neck having off-setportions forming slots at its interior surface thereof, means movablymounted in the plug for engagement with the said-slots to fracture theneck of the bottle upon the unscrewing of the plug, an annular flangewithin the neck belowthe screw threads thereof, a cork mounted on theflange below the plug, and a gauze covering for the bottle neck.

TOM TAYLOR. Witnesses:

GEORGE WILLIAM BASLEY, HILDA MAY FROUDE.

